Joint Committee on Human Rights press notice no. 7

Notice of Forthcoming Public Evidence Session: Treatment of Asylum Seekers

The following oral evidence session has been arranged on the treatment of asylum-seekers:

Monday 22 January at 4.15pm (Committee Room 4A):

Robin Esser, Executive Managing Editor, The Daily Mail

Peter Hill, Editor, The Daily Express

Alan Travis, Home Affairs Editor, The Guardian

Sir Christopher Meyer, Chairman, Press Complaints Commission

The above meeting is open to members of the public. It is advisable to allow about 20 minutes to pass through security checks. There is no system for the prior reservation of seats in Committee Rooms. Members of the public enter via St Stephens Entrance to the Palace of Westminster.

Committee rooms are subject to change. It is advisable that those interested check the House of Commons Committee Information Line which provides recorded information about forthcoming meetings including venues, subjects under discussion and contact number for further information. The recording, which is updated daily, covers select and standing committee meetings occurring within the next two sitting days. The number to dial is 020 7219 2033.